tally mark

collocation in English

meaningsoftallyandmark

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tally
noun[C usually singular]
uk
/ˈtæl.i/us
/ˈtæl.i/
a record or count of a number ...
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mark
noun
uk
/mɑːk/us
/mɑːrk/
a small area on the surface of something that is damaged, dirty, or different in ...
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(Definition oftallyandmarkfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Urnfield culture numerals and sometallymarksystems are also biquinary.
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If after the third roll there is no sequence, she receives atallymarkagainst her.
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He stands and puts anothertallymarkon the wall.
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Only rolls in which players roll a 1, 2, and 3 count; all other rolls result in atallymarkagainst the player.
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Whichever player reaches 21 or higher receives atallymark.
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The judges give onetallymarkfor every year that a student participated in an activity.
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The player who doesn't roll a sequence (1 2 3, 2 3 4, 3 4 5, or 4 5 6), receives atallymarkagainst him.
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The promo image showed five sticks made into tally marks, with seven leaves either on the sticks, or falling off them.
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Tally marks represent one such system still in common use.
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Points or "rayas" (lines, so named for the tally marks used to keep score) are gained in various ways.
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This is usually kept in check by using tally marks.
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Choose whether the most or fewest tally marks wins.
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These and similar collections of objects are multisets as strokes, tally marks, or units are considered indistinguishable.
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The numerals were tally marks carved on wood, drawn on clay or birch bark.
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The 33.5% tally marked a historic low for the party since its founding in 1974.
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The number of tally marks required in the unary numeral system for "describing the weight" would have been w.
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These tally marks may have been used for counting elapsed time, such as numbers of days, lunar cycles or keeping records of quantities, such as of animals.
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Counting can also be in the form of tally marks, making a mark for each number and then counting all of the marks when done tallying.
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